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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-04 11:37 AM
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One of the funniest on-line polls ever
It's come to this!

Ashley Pearson, from Rhode Island, believes in the troops. Do you believe in our troops?

If you really, really, really, want to vote, here's the link:

http://www.senate.gov/~src/home/index.cfm

Yep, it's the Sentate Republican Committee. Sheesh...
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Systematic Chaos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-04 11:40 AM
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1. It seems a whole 17% of us think the troops are...
...merely a figment of our collective imagination, right up there with the Easter Bunny and the Great Pumpkin.

I had to vote no, just to piss 'em off.
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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-04 11:48 AM
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6. I don't believe in troops period.
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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-04 11:44 AM
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2. The army of 1 is mythic, EM's alive, dead or wounded are real
Edited on Thu Jan-22-04 11:45 AM by HereSince1628
I am wondering if Pearson is a post-modernist?
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11 Bravo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-04 11:44 AM
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3. What the poll actually states is that she
believes TO our troops. It then goes on to ask, "Do you believe to our troops?" Dear God, could these people be any stupider?
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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-04 11:45 AM
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4. no, they're a figment of your imagination
what a dumb poll. 'Believe in' normally means 'acknowledge the existence of' or 'think they are a good thing'. Either is a stupid question when talking about 'troops'. Presumably they mean 'wish them well', although they'll use the result of the poll to mean 'are being used well'.
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Zero Gravitas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-04 11:47 AM
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5. How silly
Edited on Thu Jan-22-04 11:48 AM by WorstPresidentEver
NO I don't believe in our troops, I think they are entirely imaginary. :eyes:

Edit: muriel beat me to it! :)
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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-04 11:55 AM
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7. It seems the Senate Republican Committe doesn't believe in Ashley
although their copy of the 2004 SotU address is dated Tuesday Jan 20th 2004, there's no mention of her at all. Perhaps this is because they've put up last year's address by mistake.

Who says Republicans aren't living in the past?
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TreasonousBastard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-04 12:17 PM
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8. I'm not sure...
I thought I saw a troop around here yesterday, but I could have been imagining it.

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Devlzown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-04 12:25 PM
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9. The question is......
do the troops believe in Ashley Pearson?
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Anaxamander Donating Member (550 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-04 12:30 PM
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10. I voted Not Sure...
...and 'Not Sure' + 'No' are beating 'Yes' at this point.

I guess the troops really are an old wives' tale.
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Endangered Specie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-04 12:53 PM
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11. UNfortunately the person is real (Saw her on CBS)...
45% yes
39% no
16% not sure

125 total
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-04 01:01 PM
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12. Almost neck in neck between yes and no.
43% yes and 40% no.
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-22-04 04:19 PM
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13. The poll has been removed
Gee - you think they were starting to catch on?

Personally, I couldn't help but laugh when King George couldn't remember if Ashley was 2 or 10 years of age...
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